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FDP Forum / Amp Mods, Repairs, and Projects / Preferred soldering temperature
(This message was last edited by Te 52 at 12:21 PM, Dec 28th, 2017)
(This message was last edited by willie at 01:51 PM, Dec 29th, 2017)
FDP Forum / Amp Mods, Repairs, and Projects / Preferred soldering temperature
STR87
PanamaDec 27th, 2017 12:57 PM Edit Profile
Hi, just got a Weller wes51 soldering station for some amp work and would like to know a good all around temperature to dial in?
What are your preferences?
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I run my Hakko at 600-650f for most stuff. I'm using 60/40 rosin core solder.
For heavier stuff like cap cans and soldering to the chassis, more heat won't do the trick if the stick you have is slow to recover. It's best to have something that can sink a bunch of heat into the work very fast.
Pinetree
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NW PennsylvaniaDec 27th, 2017 07:37 PM Edit Profile
I run my Hakko about the same... maybe 700 for pots.
A wide chisel tip really helps for amp work.
Te 52
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When I worked in the electronics biz, the techs always ran their WESD51s around 725-750F, and I do the same. Get on, get off, fast. For pots, I change to a wide tip and max the Weller out to 850F.
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Here's a pretty good rundown on equipment and technique (link below).
Two important points about soldering sticks:
1. Never use a file or sandpaper on a new tip, because you will remove the copper tip's thin iron plating. Once that happens, the copper will corrode rather quickly and the tip will be ruined.
2. Many people use a wet sponge or wet paper towel to clean the tip between solder applications. This works, but it also sinks a lot of the heat out of the tip. It's better to use a brass sponge, because it cleans the tip without removing heat. This way the tip stays hot and it's ready to go. Solder won't stick to the brass wool, so it lasts for years. You can buy a brass wool tip-cleaning container for about $10, or you can go to your grocery store and get a brass scrubbing pad in the kitchen supplies aisle for a few bucks. Stuff a wad of it into a shot glass and you're off to the races: poke the tip of the stick into the brass once or twice and it's clean. Shake out the brass wool once in a while to keep it clean.
RicOkc
Nicoma Park, OK.
"Let the music do the talking"Dec 28th, 2017 02:17 AM Edit Profile
I worked in the electronics industry for many years, including micro-soldering.
I usually ran the tip at 800 degrees. Fast & quick.
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If you are de-soldering with braid, you need to crank the heat up.
The temperature you use depends on how you solder (styles differ) and what you are soldering. The trick is to get in and out fast with the stick. If you leave it in place, you risk 'cooking' a component and damaging it.
I recently saw a vid where the techs weren't using hot air for re-work. They used a little halogen bulb and its heat radiation. It worked really well!
willie
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Amp Tech EmeritusDec 29th, 2017 11:50 AM Edit Profile
Also depends on the type of work being done (analog PTP tube type stuff, versus analog solid state thru hole, versus digital SMT, etc), plus the type of solder being used as well.
There is a world of knowledge to be learned and absorbed about soldering. I owe a lot to attending NASA Soldering School back in 1966 while working for Honeywell Aerospace...I thought I knew how to solder before I went there. :-)
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Bobby RoadrunnerJan 2nd, 2018 06:04 AM Edit Profile
I run my station at 720.I use the Brass Wool to clean. I like the Dayton 4% Silver Solder.
STR87
PanamaJan 2nd, 2018 02:59 PM Edit Profile
Thank's, will give those a try!
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It's just a guitar, not rocket science.Jan 30th, 2018 09:10 AM Edit Profile
Has anyone used tip tinner?
Te 52
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"...Has anyone used tip tinner?..."
All the time. Plunge tip into bronze wool, wipe on wet sponge, dip in tip tinner; ready for action.
The stuff smells *horrible* when the hot iron hits it, however.
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